Deuteronomy 17:10:10Deut.17.10.W10TAB
יִבְחַ֣ר
yivkhar
“he will choose”
- Transliteration
- yiv-KHAR
- Extended
- yiv-KHAR
- IPA
- /jivˈχar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will choose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
yiv-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-si-TA al-PI ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-gi-DU le-KHA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-si-TA al-PI ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-gi-DU le-KHA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH ve-sha-mar-TA la-a-SOT ke-KHOL a-SHER yo-ru-KHA
Exegesis
The locative phrase min-ha-makom {מִן־הַמָּקוֹם | min-ha-mā-qōm} ‘from the place’ introduces the setting, further defined by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘that’ and the Qal imperfect yivchar {יִבְחַר | yiv-ḥar} ‘he chooses’, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the subject.
Root and etymology
ב־ח־ר
“to choose”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:10
And you shall act according to the command that they declare to you from the place that the LORD chooses, and you shall be careful to do everything that they instruct you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 17:10, so the Hebrew word יִבְחַ֣ר (yivkhar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.17.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.10.W10.S1) and character.